Berdien Nieuwenhuizen

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Berdien Nieuwenhuizen (born October 18, 1962 in Alkmaar as Berdien Christina Nieuwenhuizen ) is a Dutch artist.

Life

From 1982 to 1987 she studied industrial design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. After a few years as an employee, she opened her own studio in 1991. From 2008 to 2010 she deepened her studies at the Utrecht University of the Arts with the goal of becoming an art teacher.

The artist first appeared in public in 2002, when she showed The Fragile Basics, an installation of various clothes made from different types of paper, at the Holland Paper Biennale. Characteristic of Berdien Nieuwenhuizen's work are floral motifs and the choice of materials (textile or paper), through which the transience of nature should be expressed.

On the side, Nieuwenhuizen works as an art lecturer at various institutes, for example the Amsterdam branch of the Hermitage Museum .

Exhibitions (selection)

In addition to the 4th Holland Paper Biennale in Rijswijk and many other regional expositions, the following exhibitions are worth mentioning:

  • 2013 Popierukas, Kauno Fotografijos Gallery, Kaunas , Lithuania
  • 2011 works on paper, The Civic Gallery, Barnsley , United Kingdom
  • 2010 Heinzensommer, St. Antönien , Switzerland
  • 2010 Paper Works, the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Devon , UK
  • 2008 Triennale Internationale Du Papier, Musée Charmey , Switzerland
  • 2008 Textile Museum Exhibition, St. Gallen , Switzerland
  • 2007 Duo exhibition with Hetty Heyster, room behind the pillars, Overveen
  • 2007 Exhibition in the Arts and Crafts Museum, Riga , Latvia
  • 2007 Exhibition at the Jean Lurçat Museum and Contemporary Tapestry, Angers , France
  • 2007 Exhibition in the Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg
  • 2006 Exhibition in the Thurn und Taxis building, Brussels , Belgium
  • 2006 Participation in the 12th Biennale Internationale de la Dentelle
  • 2004 La via della carta (paper route), SMS Santa Maria della Scala, Siena , Italy

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b CV
  2. ↑ Van onze verslaggeefster Truus Ruiter: IJle bouwsels gevoelig voor elke ademtocht. July 2, 2002, accessed June 24, 2019 (nl-NL).
personal data
SURNAME Nieuwenhuizen, Berdien
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nieuwenhuizen, Berdien Christina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch artist
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Alkmaar